Saturday, June 18, 2011

acetal

acetal [ORG CHEM] 1. CH3CH(OC2H5)2 A colorless, flammable, volatile liquid used as
a solvent and in manufacture of perfumes. Also known as 1,1-diethoxyethane.
2. Any one of a class of compounds formed by the addition of alcohols to aldehydes.

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